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Rule 18-1 Rule 18. Joinder of Claims (a) In General. A party asserting a claim, counterclaim, crossclaim, or third-party claim may join, as independent or alternative claims, as many claims as it has against an opposing party, except that in an action described in 28 U.S.C. § 1581(a), a party may join claims only if they involve a common issue. (b) Joinder of Contingent Claims. A party may join two claims even though one of them is contingent on the disposition of the other; but the court may grant relief only in accordance with the parties’ relative substantive rights. In particular, a plaintiff may state a claim for money and a claim to set aside a conveyance that is fraudulent as to that plaintiff, without first obtaining a judgment for the money. (As amended July 28, 1988, eff. Nov. 1, 1988; Nov. 25, 2009, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.)